Controlled Assessment
‘Romeo and Juliet/Catrin/Follower’ Controlled Assessment: Examining Shakespeare’s ideologies on parental influence and the impact on modern/Elizabethan audiences:
Examine the way Shakespeare presents the relationship between Juliet and her parents.
By Tiffanie Gould, 10x1
The iconic tragedy written by the world’s most honoured writer William Shakespeare, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a title the world is familiar with. Its impact on modern society is impeccable, whether related to love, tragedy or both moral and academic education, the modern media adopts its philosophy. Shakespeare is trying to educate, and the ever-pending battle is the matter of character vs. society; relationships differ even today between parent and child, and the way it may be interpreted is affected by women’s role in society in Elizabethan England and how the audience’s perspective of prejudice and patriarchy. Shakespeare explores emotions and allows adjustments in the relationship in an attempt to drop the audience’s jaws open in eras of both old and new. In this assessment, I will examine just how the way Shakespeare presents the relationship between Juliet and Lord/Lady Capulet with supported evidence.
Lord Capulet: the very wealthy patriarch of the Capulet family and empire, probably just as important, the husband of Lady Capulet, the uncle of Tybalt, potential father-in-law of Count Paris, legitimate (but unknowingly) the father-in-law of Romeo Montague… and the father of Juliet Capulet-Montague. Very typically speaking, Lord Capulet is a traditionalist in a traditional society. His wealth is empowered by social hierarchy, thus his iconic reputation; he owes his privileged lifestyle to the world that he lives in, in gratitude, expects his heirs to follow this theory. This pride allows Lord Capulet to meet with Verona’s handsome eligible bachelor, the Count Paris of the Escalus house, and immediately promises eventual marriage to daughter Juliet, who is 13 years old. His further impact
Examine the way Shakespeare presents the relationship between Juliet and her parents.
By Tiffanie Gould, 10x1
The iconic tragedy written by the world’s most honoured writer William Shakespeare, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a title the world is familiar with. Its impact on modern society is impeccable, whether related to love, tragedy or both moral and academic education, the modern media adopts its philosophy. Shakespeare is trying to educate, and the ever-pending battle is the matter of character vs. society; relationships differ even today between parent and child, and the way it may be interpreted is affected by women’s role in society in Elizabethan England and how the audience’s perspective of prejudice and patriarchy. Shakespeare explores emotions and allows adjustments in the relationship in an attempt to drop the audience’s jaws open in eras of both old and new. In this assessment, I will examine just how the way Shakespeare presents the relationship between Juliet and Lord/Lady Capulet with supported evidence.
Lord Capulet: the very wealthy patriarch of the Capulet family and empire, probably just as important, the husband of Lady Capulet, the uncle of Tybalt, potential father-in-law of Count Paris, legitimate (but unknowingly) the father-in-law of Romeo Montague… and the father of Juliet Capulet-Montague. Very typically speaking, Lord Capulet is a traditionalist in a traditional society. His wealth is empowered by social hierarchy, thus his iconic reputation; he owes his privileged lifestyle to the world that he lives in, in gratitude, expects his heirs to follow this theory. This pride allows Lord Capulet to meet with Verona’s handsome eligible bachelor, the Count Paris of the Escalus house, and immediately promises eventual marriage to daughter Juliet, who is 13 years old. His further impact